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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd recommend looking into Eaton. It has a lot of diversity, both racially & socio-economically, & very strong academics. We are a biracial family & have found it to be a warm, welcoming & inclusive environment.[/quote]

I agree with this.  As a mixed race family, the first thing I would look at, considering any school, is the demographic profile.  No way I would send my kids to predominantly black school.  Eaton's demographics mirror as closely as we would like to find for our family.   If you look at DCPS you can compare school profile pages easily.  If you do want a demographic profile that is not 80%+ white don't even bother looking at Janney, Key, Lafayette, Murch, or Mann.[/quote]

Are you mixed raced? So whats the difference between a majority black school and a majority white one? Are black people an evil group of people or something? My goodness the racism and ignorance directed toward blacks in this thread is an eye opener. I'm not mad though[b] I like hearing what "others" really think about my race no matter how ignorant.[/b] It lets me and my family know what the read deal is[/quote]

Stop being so dramatic. This thread is discussing the hardships biracial children face if they choose to be labeled as biracial versus one race. There has been criticism aimed at AAs who make the self-determination of biracial children difficult. This BS about what "others" think, etc.. is over the top. What "others" think is that AAs should be a part of solution for biracial children by allowing and encouraging them to self-identify as biracial. Get a grip.[/quote]

Not being dramatic just being honest...I def would not want my kids around the Biracial posters in this THREAD....peoples ignorance and hate spill over to the kids, there have been nothing but attacks on AA in this thread and if their attitude is the same at home trust me it spills over to the kids, and thats not something I would want my kids exposed to. I have family members who live around "others" in high income area and their kids have come back and reported ugly racist things said to them at sleep overs and play dates by other kids taught in their homes. BLACK parents have to be extra caution of that...now I know that caution extends to biracial people as well...trust me i'm not mad you people are non factor but its just good to know so I can keep an eye out. Chow[/quote]

+1.  I am not biracial but have been confused as biracial all my life by white people because of my hair and skin tone.  I also do not have a biracial extended family which is quite large.  However, most of my relatives on my father's side look white and are confused as "white" by white people.  For example, they experience racist comments about blacks made in their presence and their kids are constantly informed that they are biracial because one of their parents is white. Probably AAs too but these people don't comment on it.  I have always thought that it was some white parents of biracial children that did not understand or were not comfortable with their children's black heritage.  My family has always been comfortable with who they are so I mistakenly assumed that biracials, including the 3/4 white ones, who almost always look more mixed than my family would not be so uncomfortable with their black heritage.  I'm going to ask some of my friends from Lousiana, who look white or almost white, if they experience this negativaty from biracial children towards them as well.  BTW - the "one-drop" rule was not started or promoted by AAs.

http://www.virginiaplaces.org/population/onedrop.html
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You must be new to this thread.  Those of us who actually read a few of the prior posts already know that it has been established that white people, by social convention and law, created and enforced the myth of white racial purity.  However, prior posters have repeatedly made the point that MANY AAs, along with skinheads and klansman, are currently the most ardent supporters of the one drop myth.  Next time, please familiarize yourself with the conversation before you jump in and attempt to "educate" anyone.[/quote]

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